VSTS build doesn't fail on failed tests

Question

I am using VSTS to run protractor e2e test cases. I have a npm custom task that run the tests and even if the test fails, vsts build doesn't fail.

How can I make the vsts build fail?

Does your custom task return a non-zero exit code when the tests fail? — Daniel Mann, Jun 29 '18 at 22:56
Can you share the entire logs? I cannot reproduce this issue at my side. — Eddie Chen - MSFT, Jul 03 '18 at 02:41

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 02 '18 at 08:14

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You could try using Write-Error in combination with an exit 1 to fail a task:

Write-Error ("Some error")
exit 1

Check the case below:

answered Jul 02 '18 at 08:14

Cece Dong - MSFT

I am already returning error code as 1. Why do I need to do this? Why VSTS can't understand the exit/error code return by npm task? – user911 Jul 02 '18 at 18:57
You could check [Task Logging Commands](https://github.com/Microsoft/vsts-tasks/blob/master/docs/authoring/commands.md), using `##vso[task.complete]current operation` to finish timeline record for current task, set task result and current operation. – Cece Dong - MSFT Jul 03 '18 at 09:16

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